Texts: A COTA who works in a home health setting is selecting a gardening activity for a client who has central cord syndrome. The client has Fair (3/5) functional strength of both arms and hands and is able to complete 10 repetitions of prescribed ROM exercises before needing a rest break. Which activity would be MOST EFFECTIVE to include as part of the intervention for increasing the client’s upper extremity muscular endurance? A) Picking berries from a bush at waist height B) Cutting flowers at ground level C) Pulling weeds from a raised garden bed
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